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• Walt Disney World's 2025 cold brew rollout named five themed Joffrey's drinks across all four parks — Disney's October 2025 coffee rollout named five themed Joffrey's cold brews across Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom, including The Wh…
• A Disney Adventure Chef Met His Childhood Disney Dream Server Again on His First Day — Hinata was 11 when a server named Lucio looked after his family on the Disney Dream. Twelve years later, arriving as a teppanyaki chef on the Disney Adventure'…
• Two gold medal churro treats from the Churro-lympics reach Disney's Animal Kingdom — Disney's Animal Kingdom is selling two snacks that won gold in the Churro-lympics, a contest for Walt Disney World culinary teams held in April. The Churro-mis…
• Singing Spirits Pool Bar at Disney's All-Star Music Resort pours sangria beside a guitar-shaped pool — Singing Spirits Pool Bar is a quick service pool bar at Disney's All-Star Music Resort at Walt Disney World, with specialty cocktails, draft beer, wine and sup…
• Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar pours a new holiday menu at Disney Springs from November 10 — Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar at Disney Springs brings back holiday decor and a seasonal menu from November 10, 2026, to January 11, 2027. Five of the seven plates…
• Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party 2026 Menu: Gingerbread Beignets, a Nochebuena Tostada and Mussels at Be Our Guest — Disney has released the full food and drink menu for Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom, which runs on select nights from November 8 to Decem…
• Make-A-Wish kid Connor tours Food & Wine with EPCOT chefs and earns his own chef coat — Disney chefs spent 10 months planning a Make-A-Wish food tour of EPCOT for Connor, a boy from Minnesota who dreams of becoming a chef. His day ran through four…
• Walt Disney World's Espresso Martini Milkshake started as a cast member's food court idea — The Espresso Martini Milkshake in Walt Disney World's new fall lineup of frozen drinks began with Dan Laske, a cast member who noticed what guests ordered at a…
• Jollywood Nights 2026 menu: a Yuletide Ham Popover, a TWIX pie and 18 places to eat at Hollywood Studios — Disney has published the full food and drink guide for Disney Jollywood Nights, the separately ticketed holiday party at Disney's Hollywood Studios on select n…
• Jollywood Nights 2026 food first look: six dishes named at Hollywood Studios — Disney has shown six of the food and drink items coming to Disney Jollywood Nights 2026 at Disney's Hollywood Studios, in a Disney Eats guessing game with John…
• Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar chef found the fix for his Candelabra Eggs in a storage room — Chef Gary Miles, who helped write the first holiday menu at Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar in 2019, leans on presentation to make the Disney Springs lounge's Hallow…
• Nomad Lounge at Animal Kingdom starts taking reservations October 28 for seatings from November 8 — Disney's page for Nomad Lounge, the Discovery Island bar beside Tiffins Restaurant at Disney's Animal Kingdom, now says the lounge will begin accepting reserva…
• Nomad Lounge To Go puts $11 churros on Mobile Order at Animal Kingdom — Nomad Lounge To Go, a Mobile Order listing for the Discovery Island lounge at Disney's Animal Kingdom, began showing pickup windows on October 14. Churros at $…
• Be Our Guest's chef de cuisine started at EPCOT's Mexico pavilion and returned with four suitcases — Gerardo "Jerry" Quijada Gonzalez now leads the kitchen at Be Our Guest Restaurant in Magic Kingdom as chef de cuisine. His Disney story began more than 20 year…
• Disney Believe will serve Inside Out emotion cupcakes and a color-changing Snow White cocktail — Disney Cruise Line has previewed the food and drink coming to the Disney Believe, which sets sail in December 2027. Inside Out: Joyful Sweets brings emotion-th…
• Oaken's Table: a Frozen Family Feast brings theatrical dining to the Disney Believe — Oaken's Table: a Frozen Family Feast, a new theatrical dining experience on the Disney Believe, seats guests in the courtyard of Oaken's summer house with live…
• Monstropolis dining: an eight-armed sushi chef at Harryhausen's and frozen Blort at Archie's — Disney's culinary team has previewed the food planned for Monstropolis, the Monsters, Inc. land opening at Disney's Hollywood Studios in 2027. Harryhausen's wi…
• A new Be Our Guest Goblet is coming to Be Our Guest Restaurant at Magic Kingdom — Disney Parks has announced the Be Our Guest Goblet, a new themed cup coming soon to Be Our Guest Restaurant in Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom. The October 1 post…
• Hurly-Burly opens at Disney's BoardWalk: family trivia until 9 p.m., then live music for 21 and up — Hurly-Burly opened at Disney's BoardWalk on October 1 in the former Jellyrolls space, with Disney trivia and bingo for all ages from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. and live…
• Disney publishes the Schinkennudeln recipe from EPCOT's Germany pavilion — Disney has shared the home recipe for Schinkennudeln, the baked ham-and-cheese pasta from EPCOT's Germany pavilion, as it returns to Emile's Fromage Montage at…
• Animal Kingdom Joins Disney World's Halloween Menu October 1 With a Boneyard Sundae and a Mummy Twist — Disney's full 2026 Halloween food guide for Walt Disney World adds nine Animal Kingdom items starting October 1, alongside a new Maleficent Funnel Cake at Holl…
• The Diamond Horseshoe Takes Its First Bookings at 8 p.m. ET on September 29 — Walt Disney World has posted the booking window for the Diamond Horseshoe's limited-time return, and it is an evening one: reservations open September 29, 2026…
• The Cake Bake Shop Sets Four Santa Dinners at Disney's BoardWalk at $200 Per Adult — The Cake Bake Shop is taking reservation requests for Dinner With Santa Claus at Disney's BoardWalk on four Tuesday evenings: November 24, December 1, December…
• EPCOT's Holiday Kitchens Open November 27 With Turkey Poutine, Eggnog and Macarons on the Preview List — Disney has posted the Holiday Kitchens page for the 2026 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays, confirming a November 27 to December 30 run and naming f…
• Baymax Sipper Filled With Ani-Made Arrives in Animation Courtyard at Disney's Hollywood Studios — Disney's Hollywood Studios is selling a Baymax Sipper in the reimagined Animation Courtyard, served with Ani-Made, a mix of Minute Maid Premium Lemonade, DOLE…
• Jazzy Holidays at the Brown Derby Books September 17, With Bison Sliders and a Cranberry-Jalapeño Margarita on the Jollywood Nights Menu — Disney has posted the Jazzy Holidays page for Disney Jollywood Nights 2026 at The Hollywood Brown Derby: live jazz, craft cocktails and an event-exclusive smal…
• EPCOT's 2027 Festival of the Arts Runs January 15 to March 1, a Week Longer, With More Than 20 Food Studios and Lorcana's Scavenger Hunt Back — The 2027 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts presented by Disney Lorcana Trading Card Game runs January 15 through March 1, 2027, one week longer than the…
• Coral Reef Restaurant reopens November 4, and it is still dinner only — Coral Reef Restaurant at EPCOT closed on September 8 for planned maintenance, and its operating hours now resume on November 4, 2026, while Disney's public clo…
• Scat Cat's Club closes October 6, and Port Orleans beignets move to Sassagoula Floatworks until December — Scat Cat's Club Cafe and Scat Cat's Club Lounge at Disney's Port Orleans Resort - French Quarter close for refurbishment on October 6, 2026. The cafe is expect…
• The Hollywood Brown Derby Lounge is back open under a red awning after a summer of construction — The outdoor Hollywood Brown Derby Lounge at Disney's Hollywood Studios has reopened with a permanent overhang, a red awning that matches the restaurant's entra…
• Steakhouse 71 closed for a day of unplanned maintenance on September 6 and is taking reservations again — Steakhouse 71 at Disney's Contemporary Resort shut without warning on Sunday, September 6, 2026, canceling guests' reservations on Labor Day weekend. Cast memb…
• Six stamps at Terralina earn a free dessert or pasta every month of 2027 — Terralina Crafted Italian at Disney Springs has launched the Taste of Terralina Passport: collect six stamps over six visits between August 27 and November 21,…
• Three Irish Bands and a Florida Strawberry Seltzer Headline Raglan Road's Mighty St. Patrick's Festival — Raglan Road's Mighty St. Patrick's Festival runs March 11 through 17, 2022 at Disney Springs, with Jig Jam, the Lisa Canny Band and Emerald Shore flown in from…
• Aladdin, Cinderella, Mirabel and Tiana Headline 1900 Park Fare's Return to the Grand Floridian — 1900 Park Fare reopens at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa on April 10, 2024 with a new character line-up of Aladdin, Cinderella, Mirabel and Tiana at bot…
• Stitch Lands at Walt Disney World With Nine Themed Treats, Two Magic Shots and a Tomorrowland DJ Party — Walt Disney World and Disney Cruise Line pick up a Lilo & Stitch overlay beginning May 23, 2025, led by nine themed dishes and drinks across Magic Kingdom, Hol…
• California Grill's $99 Prix Fixe, Dish by Dish: A New Honeycomb Fizz, Wagyu Strip Loin and a Terrace Seat for Happily Ever After — Disney Parks Blog's Disney Eats writers walked through a full dinner at California Grill on the top floor of Disney's Contemporary Resort: the $99 three-course…
• Grand Floridian Cafe Reservations Open for November 2, and the Calendar Says Dinner Only — Advance Dining Reservations for Grand Floridian Cafe are now bookable from November 2, 2026, with the restaurant's calendar updated to show 5pm to 9pm hours fr…
• Mickey Waffles Get Five New Flavours as Disney Adds Churro Fries and a 21-Piece Churro Box This Fall — Walt Disney World is adding five new Mickey waffle and pancake flavours across its value resort food courts, ten new churro items including maple bacon churro…
• Gideon's Pumpkin Cookie Returns to Disney Springs for September as the Bakery Posts Its Cake Slice Calendar — Gideon's Bakehouse has published its September 2026 menu, and the Pumpkin Bread Chocolate Crumb cookie is back at Disney Springs for this month only. The daily…
• Inside the EPCOT Holiday Cookie Stroll: 13 Cookies, Five Stamps and a Free Treat at the End — The Holiday Cookie Stroll turns the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays into a self-guided dessert crawl: 13 cookies spread across the Holiday Kitchen…
• Very Merry Party Dining Is Open for Resort Guests, With The Beak and Barrel and Two Dessert Party Tiers on the List — Walt Disney World has opened dining reservations during Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party to Disney Resort hotel guests, with everyone else booking from Sept…
• Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill Is Closing, Ending Nearly Three Decades of Puck at Walt Disney World — Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill at Disney Springs is closing permanently, reportedly serving its final guests on September 13, 2026. It is the last of three Wolfgang…
• The Diamond Horseshoe Reopens October 4 With Six Small Plates and a Full Frontier Bar — Walt Disney World has revealed the complete food and drink lineup for the limited-time pop-up taking over The Diamond Horseshoe in Liberty Square. The saloon r…
• Brown Derby Lounge's New Patio Overhang Gets Its Awning, Fans and Lanterns While the Walk-Up Lounge Keeps Pouring From the Side Patio — The permanent overhang over The Hollywood Brown Derby Lounge patio at Disney's Hollywood Studios is nearly finished, with a red awning, ceiling fans, hanging l…
• Disney Sets October 1 for Hurly-Burly at the BoardWalk and Publishes the Full Menu, With Prices — Hurly-Burly, the seaside-theater lounge taking over the former Jellyrolls space at Disney's BoardWalk, opens October 1 as a walk-up-only room with no reservati…
• Emile's Fromage Montage adds three cheesecakes to EPCOT's eight-stop cheese stroll — The 2025 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival cheese hunt now spans eight qualifying dishes: five savory plates and three cheesecakes that are new this yea…
• The Turf Club Lounge reopens at Disney's Saratoga Springs on Aug. 31, and the Bar and Grill closes next — Disney Parks has confirmed that The Turf Club Lounge at Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort and Spa reopens Aug. 31 after a refurbishment that began in early Apri…
• Five Walt Disney World s'mores, from a made-to-order Ganachery bar to a Soarin' milkshake — The Ganachery at Disney Springs toasts its marshmallows to order and finishes every s'more with a powdered sugar Mickey, and a new Pumpkin Spice S'more has joi…
• EPCOT's Food & Wine Festival opens Aug. 27 with new marketplace dishes and raclette on the cheese stroll — EPCOT's International Food & Wine Festival runs Aug. 27 through Nov. 21, 2026, with dozens of new dishes across the Global Marketplaces, two new cheeses on Emi…
• Railing tables go up in EPCOT World Showcase days before Food and Wine opens — Five shelf tables have been installed on World Showcase railings at EPCOT ahead of the 2026 International Food and Wine Festival, three near Mexico and two nea…